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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • Understanding your lorry, bus or coach (including towing a trailer) driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.

  • What MOT testers need to know about how to test certain makes and models of vehicles (previously called vehicle specific information).

  • Mechanical condition, handlebar, forks and yokes and wheel alignment rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

  • You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.

  • Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

  • Apply to drive an HGV, bus or coach professionally for up to 12 months before taking all the qualifying tests if you’re doing certain training courses.

  • A guide about the main things that will be checked when you take your car for an MOT test.

  • What you need to check inside and outside of your van during a daily walkaround check.

  • The report form used to mark your approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test, which assesses your ability to teach pupils.

  • Fees for tests, retests, duplicate certificates, replacement certificates, VAT, credit card payments, test slots, paying for MOTs with an account.

  • What's required of moped and motorcycle trainers and learner riders during compulsory basic training (CBT).

  • Action Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) traffic examiners take to deal with offences, including warnings, prohibition notices, and fixed penalties.

  • Guidance for driving examiners on assessment and marking of driving tests.

  • How the assimilated/AETR drivers' hours rules for passenger carrying vehicles work.

  • Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.

  • A list of subcategory A2 and category A motorcycles that can be used for the module 1 and module 2 motorcycle riding tests.

  • Who can issue prohibition notices, how a prohibition notice can be lifted, how to test vehicles with prohibition notices.

  • Find a test centre where you can get an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) or Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test.

  • MOT testing by local authorities (designated councils), which taxis and private hire vehicles do not need an MOT certificate.

  • Guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out ADI part 2 tests - the test of the driving ability of someone wanting to become an ADI.